200 Donations from, Members of the Browne Family

    [Salem, March 4 1719/20]

    Account of Donations and Legacy’s Given to Harvard Colledge In Cambridge in New England, by Messrs Browne’s of Salem—

    By William Browne senior gave toward the Building of the oldest Colledge now standing

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    1678/9:

    By Mr. Joseph Browne as by his Will viz:

    “Item: I Give unto Harvard Colledge in Cambridge one hundred Pounds And to the Library I Give Fifty pound in Books

    £100: 0: 0

    150: 0: 0

    50: 0: 0

    1686/7:

    By William Browne senior as by his Will viz: “My Will is that the Colledge shall have one hundred Pounds in money, to be Improved for the bringing up of poor Scholars

    100: 0: 0

    1708:

    By Benjamin Browne as by his Will viz: “Item I give and bequeath to Harvard Colledge in Cambridge in New England, for and Towards the bringing up of some poor Scholars, in a Special Manner, such as belong to this town of Salem, Two hundred Pounds, Currant Money of New England, the Income thereof to be Improved for that End, from time to time forever

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    1715/6:

    By William Browne Junior as by his Will: “I Give unto Harvard Colledge in Cambridge in New England, One Hundred Pounds, the Interest or Income thereof to be Improved in Manner Following viz: To help support my Grandchildren or their Posterity while Students there, And if none such at Colledge, then to help maintain poor Salem Scholars, that may Live at Colledge, and to be Improved for that End and Use from time to time forever

    100: 0: 0

    £650: 0: 0

    1720:

    Samuel Browne

    Gives unto Harvard Colledge In Cambridge In New England One hundred and Fifty Pounds, the Interest or Income thereof to be Improved in manner folowing viz: “To help support my Children or their Posterity when students there, or if none such at Colledge, Then to Help Support some poor Schollars, and in an Especial Manner such as belong to the Town of Salem, whilst they Live at Colledge, and to be Improved for that End and Use forever, such of them to be preferred to the benefltt of the Gift, as myself or my Posterity may Desire, agreeable to this Donation

    150: 0: 0

    Samll. Browne

    £800: 0: 0

    College Papers, i. 48 (No. 107). William Browne, Sr. died in 1688; the same extract of his Will is in CSM Publications, xvi. 832. Joseph, Benjamin, and William, Jr. were all sons of his, and Samuel was a grandson (son of William, Jr.). Joseph graduated in the Class of 1666, and was a Fellow in the early 1670s; he died in 1678. Benjamin was a temporary member of the Class of 1666; he died in 1708, and this extract of his Will appears in CSM Publications, xvi. 842–843. William, Jr. died in 1716; the pertinent part of his Will is in CSM Publications, xvi. 838. Samuel died in 1731; his gift is noted in CSM Publications, xvi. 449, 843. See also Quincy, History, i. 417–419.